Malea goliath Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 (tun shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae

Belongs to Malea according to A. G. Beu 2010

Sister taxa: Malea beui, Malea camura, Malea densecostata, Malea elliptica, Malea mareana, Malea pomum, Malea quilonensis, Malea ringens, Malea springi, Quimalea pomum

Type specimen: ANSP.IP 2592, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Panama (1)

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (4)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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